After leaving Nuanxiangwu, Feng Ziying still has fragrance in her teeth and cheeks.
It wasn't because he was too beastly, but just looking at the expectation, excitement, and passion blooming in Xichun's eyes made him faint for a moment, and subconsciously, uh, kissed her, and the sweetness of the girl's fragrant feelings was right there. It broke out for a moment, so much so that Feng Ziying couldn't help but bite her tongue before she finally came to her senses.
Not yet sixteen years old, Feng Ziying kept reminding herself to be calm and steady. Even in this era, a fourteen-year-old girl should get married openly, but for Feng Ziying, the psychological relationship is still difficult. Why? Did you make a mistake yourself?
Well, actually it’s not really a mistake. At most it’s the equivalent of modern puppy love, right? Feng Ziying excused herself with a guilty conscience.
The firm, cold yet fiery look in Xichun's eyes still lingered in Feng Ziying's mind. Xichun was stronger and calmer than imagined, and was different from the ruthless image described in the book "A Dream of Red Mansions". In Feng Ziying's view, Come on, he even had a bit of a stubborn streak, so much so that he was a little shocked at that moment.
When entering Daoxiang Village, Feng Ziying was still in a daze.
Today's various encounters made him feel like he was surrounded by flowers. This stimulation was so intense that when he came to Li Wan's place, he seemed particularly calm. He no longer had the excitement when he saw this pretty widow in the past. .
Seeing Feng Ziying coming, the pretty widow wiped the corners of her eyes with tears in her eyes, and the sweat towel in her hand was soaked through.
After asking, I found out that all of Li Wan's private money had been confiscated. There were more than five thousand taels. It was estimated that this was the savings accumulated over the years, and all of it was confiscated.
Feng Ziying was also helpless. He had actually warned Li Wan about this kind of thing, but he couldn't explain it too clearly, and there was no good way to avoid it.
He didn't know how much private money Li Wan actually had. In his opinion, Li Wan only had one or twenty taels of monthly money, so he had to spend some money, plus he got some rewards from Jia Mu and Wang during the holidays. He estimated that he could save one or two thousand taels in the past few years, but he didn't expect to have five thousand taels, which made him look at Li Wan's ability with admiration.
But the more he saved, the greater the loss this time. No wonder Li Wan cried like a human being, I felt pity for him.
Jia Lan also had a pale face on the side. When he saw Feng Ziying arriving, he finally calmed down. His mouth tightened and his eye circles became red.
After all, he is still a young man who has not experienced the world. He has never seen such wolf-like and tiger-like Long Jinwei and people from the Military and Horse Division. This is completely different from the identity of the Long Jinwei that Jia Rong bought.
But in this situation, Feng Ziying couldn't say much. If Jia Lan was not here, he could comfort the pretty widow, but if Jia Lan was here, he could only comfort her with words.
As for the financial and material losses, Feng Ziying had nothing to do. This was originally the purpose of the imperial court's raids on these Fu Ni families, which was to raise war funds. If not from these families' property, where could they come from?
Feng Ziying's purpose is to take Zhao Wenzhao around the Grand View Garden to show that these girls are protected by themselves. Although the court's investigation and punishment are based on the law, there are also human feelings outside the national law, so he also wants to save his face. Everyone should give, and don’t be too embarrassed.
Achieving this goal is considered good. As for the rest of the Jia family, Feng Ziying feels that there is nothing she can do.
Zhao Wenzhao finally breathed a sigh of relief. This matter was finally done. Now this man should be satisfied.
Coming out of the main entrance of Grand View Garden, Feng Ziying was still a little hesitant.
Compared to the relatively stable situation in Grand View Garden, Rongguo Mansion is already in chaos.
Feng Ziying had greeted people here at the Grand View Garden, so Zhao Wenzhao also sent messages to the people below, and they all followed the rules, but in areas outside the Grand View Garden, they were not so particular.
Feng Ziying saw that Jia Mu's courtyard had also been sealed off. People such as Jia Mu, Jia She, Wang, and Xing had all been rushed to Rongxi Hall, and Jia Mu's courtyard was being checked one by one.
"There are two marble screens on the red sandalwood shelf. Make a note and be careful not to drop them. These things are worth a lot of money."
"Two Jin, Shu and Yi statues, tsk tsk. It seems that the Jia family still has some heritage. There are two Jin, Shu and Yi statues. Although these things are not pure gold, they are old goods. At least they are antiques from a thousand years ago. "You can't get one without two or three thousand taels of silver. How to embody this Zhongming Dingshi House? You have to have this thing. If you don't have two of these at home, don't call yourself the Zhongming Dingshi House."
A half-hearted guy in a long robe was shaking his head and directing a guy with a scribe-like character to record.
Feng Ziying's eyes bulged, she twisted her mouth and asked in a low voice: "Who is this guy?"
"Bo Guzhai invited me to help with the identification and counting." Zhao Wenzhao smiled, "This guy has a very unpleasant mouth, but his eyesight is not bad. He is quite famous in the capital city."
Feng Ziying sighed. It seemed that Long Jinwei had been prepared for a long time and was determined to wipe out the Jia family.
"Two glass bottles with Panlong holding pillars. Hey, be gentle, be gentle. These are from Guangzhou. Look, these are probably from Xiyi, but they use the patterns from our place. The Xiyi people also know what we like here. You can’t take away a glass bottle like this for less than three hundred taels each..."
"This is the Moyan Frozen Stone Cauldron. Let me tell you, even if this stone doesn't look good, it can be used to make seals and seals. It's expensive. Just a piece as big as this fist costs dozens of taels of silver. This Moyan Stone is worth dozens of taels of silver. The frozen stone cauldron costs thousands of taels of silver..."
Feng Ziying watched for a while and found this guy interesting. The soldiers from the Military and Horse Division kept bringing out various objects for him to look at. He could also get a rough idea at a glance and directed the scribe to record them. .
"Hey, why did you take out all the clothes of this woman's house?" The man smacked his lips, clasped his hands behind his back, with a look of disdain, "This white silk pleated skirt has been aged for some time, it's worthless, it's only ten taels of silver, here. , what is this thing, red musk beads, well, the smell is quite strong, eighteen taels, it is worth a few, two hundred taels, maybe; what is this, golden unicorn, red gold dotted with emeralds, if this thing is just In terms of gold, there are only two to three hundred taels of silver, but the craftsmanship is not simple. I took a closer look. If I go to pawn it, I am afraid it can be pawned for four or five hundred taels. If it is sold, it may be sold for seven or eight hundred taels. , if you meet someone you like, it’s possible to spend a thousand taels.”
Feng Ziying looked at the piles of clothes and accessories that the sergeants had brought out and piled them on the wooden platform in Jia Mu's yard. If they were ordinary objects, they would be recorded directly. Only some that were uncertain or not simple at first glance would be recorded. Take it out and show it to others.
"This crane cloak is extraordinary. It has a red feather gauze cover and a white fox lining. It is a must-have for wealthy people. This feather gauze came from Xiyi Folangji. It is said that Siam can also produce it, but I don't know where it came from. Write it down, how much it’s worth, it’s hard to say..."
The man shook his head and said, "This is a bucket of pearls. You have never seen it before. It is fetal sheepskin, commonly known as belly-peeled lamb. Look at the hair, which is coiled like pearls, so it is called a bucket of pearls. It is also called pearl wool. It is expensive." Here we go..."
Seeing that everything in Mrs. Jia's courtyard had been moved out, Feng Ziying had no intention of looking at it anymore. She shook her head and went out. Zhao Wenzhao also followed with a smile and his hands behind his back.
As soon as the two of them went out, a stall owner ran over and whispered beside Zhao Wenzhao.
Zhao Wenzhao nodded slightly and said in a slightly louder voice: "Oh, can you find out who it belongs to?"
"They all refuse to admit it, but it doesn't matter if someone points it out. We are counting it now, and the main ones are silver cakes and ingots..." Seeing that his boss did not shy away from Feng Ziying, the stall owner shouted loudly, "There are more down there. There should be some good things in a dark cellar.”
"Okay, let's go and take a look." Zhao Wenzhao smiled sideways, "Master Feng, there is a Western scene over there, do you want to take a look?"
"Where?" Feng Ziying smiled bitterly. She didn't know where it was found.
"The yard at the back should be where the servants live. In a utility room, there is a stone slab under the cabinet..." Zhao Wenzhao put his hands behind his back and said with a smile: "Let's go and have a look, don't you want to Are you saying that the Jia family is almost in trouble? I don’t think so."
Walking along the inner wall to the back, Feng Ziying knew that some well-known servants lived in the back. Yu Xin, Zhou Rui, Lin Zhixiao, Wu Xindeng, and Wang Shanbao all lived in the back, and they all had their own small apartments. Although he is not a big man in the hospital, it is quite interesting to be a servant.
Seeing that he went straight into the first courtyard, Feng Ziying understood that this was Zhou Rui's house.
Zhou Rui and his wife are the most favored around the Wang family, and his son-in-law is Leng Zixing, who is also the best in the antique business. Doesn't the opening chapter of "A Dream of Red Mansions" use Leng Zixing to introduce the important figures in Rongning's second house? What?
Being able to support his son-in-law to start an antique business shows the ability of Zhou Rui and his wife. From this point of view, Long Jinwei probably found a lot of things in Zhou Rui's house.
Following the stall owner, he entered the small courtyard, which was a room next to the east wing room filled with debris. All the debris had been carried out, except for some tattered beds, chairs and furniture, as well as a few toilets and sedan poles.
Because the light was very dark, when Feng Ziying and Zhao Wenzhao entered, several lanterns were already hung inside.
The inventory has begun inside, the exit of the dark cellar has been opened, and the stone slabs have been thrown aside.
"Count, these fifty taels of silver ingots should be one hundred and eighty, and there are two hundred and twenty taels of silver ingots. These are gold cakes. Count them. You will have to search them carefully when they come up. , don’t even think about hiding it on your body, forty-eight gold cakes, each containing five taels of gold..."
Feng Ziying silently calculated that these items alone should be worth sixteen or seven thousand taels of silver. Is this the property of a steward in the Rongguo Mansion?
